The Critics: Apple’s iPad and Travel
Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPad during the announcement for the device. Photo: REUTERS/Kimberly White Apple’s latest gadget has inspired plenty of talk—and plenty of jokes —over the last couple of days, and among the travel media the big question has been: How will the iPad change the way we travel? National Geographic’s Mary Anne Potts is enthused , calling the iPad “the ideal on-the-go device for work and play.” Martin Rivers of Cheapflights begs to differ , criticizing—among other things—the lack of USB ports and calling the gadget “a playback device that does very little unless you also happen to be carrying another machine.” Over at Jaunted, they’ve posted two takes on the iPad—the …
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